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Israeli forces mistakenly identified three Israeli hostages as a threat during a battle in Shejaiye, a Hamas stronghold in northern Gaza, the military said.

“We’re not here to tell anybody, ‘You must do X, you must do Y,’” the national security adviser said. His visit came as the Israeli military said it had accidentally killed three Israeli hostages.

“We’re not here to tell anybody, ‘You must do X, you must do Y,’” the national security adviser said. His visit came as the Israeli military said it had accidentally killed three Israeli hostages.

There are ways to persuade Israel to shift its strategy in Gaza, but each option carries a political and diplomatic cost for President Biden.

The F.D.A. is investigating the sources of cinnamon and other ingredients produced outside the U.S. as the possible cause of lead poisoning in dozens of children. Advocates are urging mandatory testing of lead in food.

Alex Batty vanished six years ago on a family trip when he was 11. The French authorities say he had traveled with his mother and grandfather in Morocco, Spain and France as part of an itinerant spiritual community.

John Kerry said major oil-exporting countries’ willingness to acknowledge that the era of fossil fuels must come to an end underscored the “urgency” of the deal.

The ruling was a major victory for the royal in his long-running campaign against media intrusion into his life — and a blow to Britain’s tabloid press.

In a country already bristling with armed soldiers and reservists, a new sense of insecurity is pushing civilians to seek more personal weapons.

Far from the deserts of the Middle East, the Army is instructing troops in Hawaii on the skills needed for a potential clash with China.